More than 3,000 years ago, in Tollense Valley, two ancient armies clashed. Tollense Valley is a river valley in what’s now northern Germany.

No one is sure who took part in the conflict or the disagreement that led to the bloodshed—Europe’s earliest-known battle, and the largest from the time.

-- https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/arrowheads-europe-oldest-battle-tollense

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These 3,000-year-old arrowheads tell the story of Europe’s oldest battle

Metal arrowheads found in Germany’s Tollense Valley shed light on who may have fought in the ancient conflict around 1250 B.C.